Minerva

Minerva is the University of Sheffield Medical School's Managed Learning Environment. It is a web-based database-driven central resource for students and staff fulfilling many functions relating to the delivery and management of the undergraduate medical curriculum.

These include information about the structure of the curriculum, timetables, course handbooks, learning materials and resources, clinical placements, student selected components, integrated learning activities, personal portfolios, assessments and news items. It also provides access to the core curriculum database.

Minerva was the multi-talented Roman goddess of learning, medicine, science, arts and crafts. She was the patroness of academics, physicians and artisans. In Roman tradition, she has been equated with Meditrina, the healing goddess, from which 'medicine' was derived. The figure of Minerva is incorporated into the ceremonial Mace which was presented to the University of Sheffield by Pro-Chancellor Alderman Franklin in 1909.

For any further information regarding Minerva please contact the Minerva team:

Ash Self (eLearning Manager)
Richard Davidson (eLearning Software Developer)